2015 Map of Pawnee

About this map

The Calcasieu River meanders south through the heart of this landscape, marking the boundary between the Kisatchie National Forest and the timberlands of central Louisiana. This 2015 survey reveals a pattern of dispersed rural settlements and family-named homesteads across the border of Rapides Parish and Allen Parish. Small communities like Union Hill, Bethel, and Osburn are connected by a network of local roads such as La-462 and Avon Willis Rd, while the settlement of Pawnee sits in the southeast corner near the headwaters of the S Prong Bayou Cocodrie. Genealogists will find several distinct burial grounds, including Melder Cem, Bethel Cem, and the Osburn Willis Cem, which point to the long-standing family lineages in this region. The terrain is defined by drainage features like Cherrywinche Cr, Cow Bayou, and the distinctive Bad Gully.